The film gives intimate details of the life and mission of the great scholar-saint of our times, Acharya Vinoba Bhave. The Bhoodan Yagna movement was initiated and is being nurtured by him. This covers voluntary transfer of land by land owners to the landless peasants.
The film shows how people in the rural areas are able to get justice at a quicker pace and lower cost under the new dispensation of the Panchayat Raj. Judicial wings attached to the village Panchayat are a welcome substitute for law courts at distant places to deal with legal disputes.
This is an account of the training given to the future officer’s of India's three armed services. The National Defence Academy, till lately at Dehra Dun, is the centre where cadets are trained for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The entire scheme of training the cadets has been passed presented here in a vivid manner.
This short film surveys the rapid growth of broadcasting in India within the last few years. The radio was once the pleasure of a privileged few; today it is freely used by millions. In 1947, we had only six stations, but now there are 22 stations,
This film highlights the benefits brought about by the Food for Work scheme. Such payment in kind (i.e. food grains) to the working people living in teeming poverty helped them get two meals a day. Food for Work was an effective employment scheme in rural areas, especially for the land-less, unemployed people.
"Ravi Shankar" is a film portrait of the Sitar Maestro, depicting through a series of interviews and recitals his versatile personality as a well-known classical performer and a creative composer of Indian Music.
Mahendra Kapoor has sung some of the most memorable songs of the Indian Cinema. His bhajans also had a unique flavour. This is a tribute to the man and his work.
सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय
